Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 3213
IC 3213 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenices, 474.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 474.4 million light-years (145.46 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 116,600 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.69 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.12 |
| Luminosity | 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 22m 07.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +23° 52′ 11″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.12. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 66° S. North of latitude 66° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 474 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8,416.0 billion years.